Real Estate Graduate Certificate

Commercial and residential real estate are areas of considerable interest, and the real estate sector can have a profound effect on the US economy. The real estate certificate addresses the need for, and interest in, real estate education among our graduate students and community partners.

For more real estate resources, visit the Lindner College of Business Real Estate Center.

The real estate certificate is made up of 12 semester credits (plus a prerequisite of three credit hours), including two to three core courses (six to nine semester credits) and one to two elective courses (three to six semester credits), depending on program affiliation and prior coursework.

Real estate certificate curriculum

Course number

Course title

Credit hours

Prerequisites*

ACCT 7000

Foundations in Accounting

2

FIN 7000

Foundations in Finance

1

Core6-9 credits

RE 6050

Real Estate Development

3

RE 7042

Real Estate Finance and Investment

3

FIN 7014**

Financial Management

3

Electives3 credits

RE 6000

Property and Asset Management

3

RE 6031

Real Estate Analysis

3

RE 6092

Real Estate Valuation

3

FIN 7035

Financial Information and Valuation

3

FIN 7037

Fixed Income

3

FIN 7041

Investments

3

FIN 7062

Advanced Capital Budgeting

3

*Prerequisites may be waived at the discretion of the Program Director for students who have appropriate prior coursework or relevant work experience. Typically an undergraduate business degree will be sufficient to waive ACCT 7000.

**Lindner MBA students who are required to take FIN 7014 as part of the MBA core may not count this towards the certificate. They will be required to take an extra elective. Undergraduate finance majors will be able to waive FIN 7014; they will also be expected to take an extra elective instead.

The electives listed above represent the typical set from which most students will choose. Students may also be able to select other electives, with the approval of the Program Director.